Alicia Keys Criticized for Sitting During the National Anthem

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Alicia Keys made the right decision to scrap her idea of drastically changing the lyrics to the National Anthem at the Super Bowl. But Keys still can’t win. Now she is being roundly criticized for sitting down at a piano while singing the National Anthem. She should have known better, say historians who prefer singers to stand upright and proud while singing the Star Spangled Banner.

“It was disrespectful. They had enough time and manpower to think of this before the performance. They could have had her stand at her piano keyboard and sing. To me and a lot of my friends, she sounded great but the visual was wrong,” One morning show producer told The Huffington Post.

The Inquisitor reports that Keys’ publicist rushed to control the damage to Keys’ reputation.

“Alicia is a proud American and was honored to perform at the event. Her slow version of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ was her own arrangement, accompanying herself on the piano, adding ‘living in the home of the brave’ at the end of the song. It’s silly to see how that was being disrespectful.”

There was one positive outcome: USA Today reports that the Alicia Keys anthem rendition set the record for the longest version ever at 156.4 seconds. The previous record was held by Natalie Cole at 154 seconds in 1994.

Ive been trying to find a video alicia keys performance online but I keep getting a message about the nfl has blocked the video due to copyright. They should be mad that the whore of babylon was on stage slinging her pu$$y in they kids face. I hope they bring back the marching band next yr.

Oldskool71

@JMO
I think she’s just squinting to read the lyrics

twerkthat

And on that note

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5xki4ZPzUg @NikkeMinxx

Right BC because she had that dress, and that hair… I mean sitting down was the best thing for her IMO. Becausee Im still tryna unsee her rolling her big arse atop that piano on BET.

twerkthat

JMO says:

That …. my friends … is what you call … constipation.

Oldskool71

@NikkeMinxx says:
Right BC because she had that dress, and that hair… I mean sitting down was the best thing for her IMO. Becausee Im still tryna unsee her rolling her big arse atop that piano on BET.

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OutsidetheBox

JMO

gbellab

who mother effin cares??? people are so full of crap. Who cares!!!!!!!!!!!
shut the fukk up already. Unnamed sources need to get a hobby. Jesus H Christ!

http://www.landofpure.net FayMrsWhipfinityIfYewNassy :whip:

they shoulda been criticizing them flat ass notes instead. did Ray Charles get this kinda flack??

OutsidetheBox

You mad?

http://gravatar.com/caramelcutie Caramel Cutie

Ni ni says:

Ive been trying to find a video alicia keys performance online but I keep getting a message about the nfl has blocked the video due to copyright. They should be mad that the whore of babylon was on stage slinging her pu$$y in they kids face. I hope they bring back the marching band next yr.
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lol @ whore of Babylon

http://twitter.com/#!/Birdshu Bird

Folk will complain about any and errthang if they can find someone to listen. She was playing the freakin piano for crying out loud. And the crying out loud is what I’d be more concerned with. I didn’t hear it (thank God) but AK ain’t never been able to sing a lick in my humble opinion.

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Yo right palm not itching…so no money is coming you better get some vision for that right eye pronto though

OutsidetheBox

He done @Caramel. Delete his number.

http://gravatar.com/caramelcutie Caramel Cutie

RIGHT EYE TWITCHING MEANS BAD LUCK IF YOU SAY IT OUT LOUD

Diva

Caramel Cutie says:

Diva says:

Caramel Cutie says:

OutsidetheBox says:

Im sitting over here like..what in the hell I done promised Caramel?

Girlllllll.
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OTB, you got me loling..

diva ignore that question, That was for OTB but I thought she was gone so I was just gone use u instead

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See its this shyt right here Kenya Moe!!!!!
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LOOK AT YOUR RESPONSE THO!!!!

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gal gone somewhere I ain’t finna play wif you…………. Sandra come get Kenya please and thank you in advance

Diva

OutsidetheBox says:

He done @Caramel. Delete his number.

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deleting

http://gravatar.com/caramelcutie Caramel Cutie

DIIIIIIVVVVVVAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Diva

Caramel now gone

GellySammich

what? you tryna tell me to shut up?

http://gravatar.com/caramelcutie Caramel Cutie

I’ll leave you B

OutsidetheBox

http://gravatar.com/caramelcutie Caramel Cutie

Noo.. Im serious! Like real talk, it means bad luck if you say it out loud. Same way if you have a dream and tell someone about it out loud before the some comes up, it is bad luck.. I would never tell you to shut the hell up!

jeniefrumdabloc says: They should have been complaining by how off key she was

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i was getting ready to cover my ears but she was actually decent. i’m glad she didn’t go into “on fire” mode.

Milky

Good Morning Happy Day!!
Free and all the otha Roses, thorns, weeds, haterz, and whores!

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Don’t matter if she sat or not…but my opinion…she sound HORRIBLE!!!

Milky

afiya
she always sound horrible to me lately. I guess ever since she had the baby.

Milky

<——-ode to my beautiful diva!!!

LadieLeo

anywho the hoodrat taser video made the morning news in atlanta. my hubby laughed his azz off.
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That officer has the patience of Job cause I woulda been tased her and her buddy, possibly the kids too.

LadieLeo

i was getting ready to cover my ears but she was actually decent. i’m glad she didn’t go into “on fire” mode.
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my daughter loves that song, I hear it screeching from her bedroom all the time. I’m like why?????

jeniefrumdabloc says: They should have been complaining by how off key she was
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i was getting ready to cover my ears but she was actually decent. i’m glad she didn’t go into “on fire” mode.
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that was not decent! Then you got the nerve to drag the song out. The instrumental would have served just fine.

Milky

jenie

NaijaGal

when Alicia sang low it was good but when she tried to hit high notes it all went downhill…folks will complain about anything so it’s whatever

Girl I did the best I could Not sure,…. it hasn’t been graded. I am lil worried bout that paper I turned in though I just didn’t really give a damn. Really hate to get like that in a class. I am so sick of this class girl. This woman is grading hard on the papers. I usually do extremely well on my papers, but she has been grading a lil tougher. I received an 81 on one. Then people were complaining because apparently folks were getting 70’s and stuff, then she moved that 81 paper up to an 85 Then the one she handed back last night, she gave me a 96 on and everyone else was still getting low grades. Honestly I just sit back in class and shut up, cause this teacher….. I am honestly confused with her grading style

Ive been trying to find a video alicia keys performance online but I keep getting a message about the nfl has blocked the video due to copyright. They should be mad that the whore of babylon was on stage slinging her pu$$y in they kids face. I hope they bring back the marching band next yr.
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WTF is up with this hateful comment? Don’t like her don’t watch! UGH!! People and their way…GTFOH!!